men's wages were 24 per cent higher than women's pay
|
men
|
FIM*/
hour
|
women
|
|
paper industry
rubber industry
chemical industry
metal industry
MEN'S AVERAGE
glass & ceramic industry
energy supply
graphical industry
food industry
wood industry
packaging industry
construction material industry
board&paper product industry
textile, garment, shoe & leather ind.
|
79.08
71.19
69.98
69.37
68.97
68.34
68.15
68.15
67.62
63.63
63.37
62.30
60.63
59.57
58.55
58.25
57.80
56.73
56.67
55.80
55.62
55.61
54.98
53.67
52.75
51.48
49.16
45.18
|
paper industry
packaging industry
rubber industry
wood industry
metal industry
graphical industry
glass & ceramic industry
WOMEN'S AVERAGE
food industry
energy supply
construction material industry
chemical industry
board&paper product industry
textile, garment, shoe & leather ind
|
1 FIM = 0.167 Euros
1 FIM = 0.171 USD (08.06.1999)
source: The Confederation of Finnish
Industry and Employers
Men's earnings in the EU: 39 per cent higher than women's pay
Women's gross hourly wages as % of men's(Full-time earnings, bonuses excluded,
data are for 1995 except for France 1994 and Austria 1996)
|
|
Germany (East) 89.9
Denmark 88.1
Sweden 87.0
Luxembourg 83.9
Belgium 83.2
Finland 81.6
Germany (West) 76.9
France 76.6
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Italy76.5
Spain 74.0
UK 73.7
Austria 73.6
Ireland 73.4
Portugal 71.7
Netherlands 70.6
Greece 68.0
|
|
source: Eurostat Statistics in Focus, Population and Social Conditions 6/99
